The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


GeDce rs given 10 the reported hiilance between
France and Russia. In Ministerial circles IL is
asserted that the Gar although personally no
friend Of Germany, is not yet prepared TO go
the length of his prejudic ices and make an ALI
anoe az this juncture which would Of itself
amount 90 a menace against his powerful
neiGlbOr. Russia, IL is asserted, has nothing
% gain by such n compact.-Cardinal Glib
bOns, OF Baltimore, met with grand reception
NJ Rheims last week. His fame as the champion
of the workngmen had preceded him, and
when, accompanied by Cardinal Langenieux,
Archbishop of Rheims and Count Albert De-
Nun, he paid visit 10 the great factory Of
Waldo Ois his reception by the operatives
was a complete ovatou.--The Catholics Of
England have decided 10 send deputaton TO
Rome, composed Of both priests and laymen, on
The occasion of the Pope's jubilee. 1t is esti-
mated that there will also be AZ least 20 depu-
tations bent on the same errand from the other
nations of the world The railways Of England
and the Continent are already arranging for
reduced rates for these pilgrims, and il is
expected that an immense and universally rep
yescntative assemblage viii gather in the Holy
City during the coming celebration.
INDUSTRIAL.
The long -talked-of coal strike In the Penn
Eylvania coke regions seems imminent. The
sentiment among the miners is almost unani-
mously in favor of pressing the demand for the
10 per cent increase in wages. They say, al
most without exception, that If the demand is
refused rs is now indicated by the action of
she companies that the strike will surely take
place on The 10th instant, when every colliery
from Carbonate 30 Williamstown will stop, and
$4,000 men will quit work until the advance is
granted.-The Roane Iron Company has com
nenced operations in Chattanooga with its
steel mill. IL is the largest Bessemer steel plant
ever built In the South the investment repre-
penting 81 100000. IL starts with q capacity of
R50 tons per day. Two Bessemer steel mills are
now in operation at Chattanooga, the only ones
an the South.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
The home-rule club of New York took into
consideration the statement of Minister Phelps
30 the effect that Americans ms rule are not in
favor of home-rule in Ireland" II was decided
30 ask Secretary Bayard if such statement was
correct, and, ii so, TO resolve that Mr.. Phelps
no longer represents the people of the United
States, and consequently should be recalled
from the English court Gen. Beauregard
An letter published at New Orleans, makes
another reply 70 Jefferson Davis's recent charges
against his military action in the late war. He
closes by warning Mr.. Davis 10 be content with
the kindness of the Southern people in judging
him by his motives and not by his performance
and 10 avoid bringing down unpleasant crti-
csms upon himself through. his unwarrauted
attacks upon others.--Prince Frederick Leo
pOd, grandson of Emperor William, was enter
tanned at Chicago on Thursday by the German
Consul, Baron Won Nordenhycht.- Senator
Leland Stanford has presented to his brother,
Josiah Stanford, the celebrated Warm Springs
ranch in Southern Alameda County, Cal. The
property is valued at S250,000.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The earthquake Of last week in Mexico
started terrible volcanic eruption at Balhispe,
destroying Mootezuma, killing $50 persons and
igniting the woods. Twenty persons were
killed at Oputo by the falling Of buildings
Many people were injured at Granadas and
Gusabar, which towns were also almost de-
stroyed. -Partes from Sonora report that a
volcano appeared three days ago IS miles south
east OF Magdalene, Arizona, aud that il is
Throwing out great volumes of smoke and lava
The total number known TO have persisted
An the mining disaster at Nanaimo, British
Columbia, is ls9. of whom 81 were Chinese and
l07 whites.-ln New Orleans, on Sunday
there were several Thousand people assembled
90 see Elder Williams (colored) baptze many
converts The baptizing was done in a shallow
alp between the two wharveS the wharves be-
ing crowded, and on the river there were nu-
merous small boats filed with spectators
While the ceremony was in progress railing
along the front of one of the wharyes was
broken and about 100 people were thrown into
the river. In the descent they struck the
skiifs, aud many Of these were overturned and
their occupants thrown into the water hide
scribable scenes followed The water was alive
with struggling aud drowning men, women
children who fought each other sayagely for
possession of overturned boats. Ten persons
mostly colored, were drowned.--A shocking
accident occurred in the rolling mill of the
Hubbard Iron Co. AT Hubbard, o. Engineer
Griffith Phillips, in passing around an ore
crusher oilng the bearings was caught in the
eogWheels and dragged into the crusher He
was mangled out Of all sembance TO humanity,
the Hest adhering 10 the cogs. Mr. Phillips
leaves wife and three children.-At Spring
Station, KY, ON Sunday, Miss Henrietta Black
burn, her cousin, Miss Henrietta Hampstead,
aged rs, and Miss Blackbum's brother went
out 10 shoot at a mark. A playful scuffle took
place for the possession Of the rife when il
was discharged, killing Miss Hampstead in
stantly.-At Scranton Pa, Tram Newhart a
young man employed IN Phelps's drug store,
was fatally burned by the explosion Of the soda
water apparatus. His assistant was seriously
ned.---At ST. Joseph, Mo-, considerable ex-
citemcnt was OccasiOned by the discovery of
Two loaded dynamite bombs in the cellar Of
house uBtil recently occupied by suspected
Anarchist. The bombs were made of gas pine.
and, after an examination of them, they were
thrown into the river
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner was mani
mously nominated Tor Governor by the Ken
tucky democratic State Convention. Hon. John
S.Carllsle made speech indorsing the Admins
tralion and demaudinga reduction Of the tariff
The platform Endorses President Cleveland for
ms integrity and conscientious devotion to duty.
and Tor his hdelity in protecting the Treas
ury as evidenced by his use of the veto
power iayors honest civil service, by which
u meant the faithful performance OF public
o9tles by men appointed TO Office and opposes
Al lei lfaf.
pendages OF a bureaucratic system: declares In
iavor Of gold and silver money and paper con-
Nertlble into coin on demand; protests that
enough general laws are on the statute books
70 protect public morals without Infringing
private rights; sympathises with ireland and
oehounces eoercioni views with alarm the
tendency Of certain classes 10 seek the aid and
bounty oil the General Government, and re-
asserts the time-honOred Democratic doctrine
that all powers not delegated to the United